In response to a Facebook friend

I want to know what Arthur's Day is too... just so I can have another reason to raise a glass of Guinness. "Because it makes things blurry" wasn't my most convincing reason. :)

FAIL

*waves white flag*

I done with the photo-a-day project. I knew this day would come. I even made mention of this in my first post of the project. The ultimate goal of the project was to get myself into a habit of carrying around my camera so I would take more pictures. I believe that part worked. My camera is in my backpack every morning. Sadly, what has happened is I've stopped uploading because I'm so far behind. So, I'm claiming photo bankruptcy.

I hope to get the remaining photos uploaded soon enough. Thanks for following my 88 day spree.

In other news...

I saw three great movies this weekend:

1. The Story of Ricky - The shining example of cult ultra-violence. I knew everything there was to know about this movie prior to watching it. It didn't disappoint. This gem is an example of how a movie can be so bad, yet be so good.

Overhear while watching: Person 1: "Seriously, how can he tie his tendon together?" Person 2: "I don't know, but it is awesome that he did!"

2. Night of the Creeps - Zombie movies are always a hit with me. Lots of Z-films will try to balance horror with humor and many fail. This movie is right up there with Return of Living Dead for good horror fun. Although, it could just be because of Tom Atkins' great catch phrase of "Thrill Me."

3. The Hangover - I laughed... a lot. The Hangover was fun. I don't want to talk it up to much. The Hangover didn't push the envelope on these type of buddy films, but I did laugh throughout the entire movie.

Philosophy of fanboy-ism

I'm trying to figure out if the reason that I disliked the original series of Star Trek was because I had been a fanboy of The Next Generation or if the reason I'm enjoying the original series now is because I'm a fanboy of the new movie.

I'm not sure why, but the paragraph above reminds me of the question, "Can God make a rock so heavy that even he can't lift it?"

Yesterday, I watched the first 4 episodes of the original Star Trek on Netflix's Watch Instantly. The episodes that are up are the newly re-mastered versions. I had expected the newly-done special effects to stick out like the effects in the re-done versions of Star Wars, but I've actually been quite impressed. They look like cleaner versions of older effect methods rather then mish-mash of old tech vs new tech in the Star Wars movies.

Spock rocks!

Interesting way to pick a character.

Dungeon and Dragon's Book: Do you like fantasy fiction featuring dwarves or elves? Try building a character of one of those races.

In my head: What? If someone bought Dungeon and Dragons then they obviously like fantasy fiction. What is the other option? Do you like VC Andrew's books? Try building a halfling character.

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I realize I fell off the photo-a-day wagon. I might try to catch up, I might not. Haven't decided. I did keep it up longer then I thought I would, but I also still don't feel as though I've quit. I just quickly run out of hours in the evening.

Photo-a-day: Photo 088 - May 23, 2007

While my friends and I were enjoying the weather on my furlough day, some people were actually doing work. People who study look contemplative. Contemplative makes for good photos.

Photo-a-day: Photo 087 - May 22, 2007

Those are tears of joy. Amethyst is very good at folding a chip bag, but this was the first time under the pressure of nice weather, cold beer, and good friends.

HUZZAH, AMETHYST!

Photo-a-day: Photo 086 - May 21, 2007

I had my last furlough day on Wednesday. It was the perfect day. We ate lunch on the Union Terrace and enjoyed the view.

Photo-a-day: Photo 085 - May 20, 2007

A picture of my wife taking a picture of her little blue alien.

Photo-a-day: Photo 084 - May 19, 2007

Here is my attempt at mixing something busy and hoping that it is also artistic. Here is a garbage truck, with the focus on all the gadgets that make it fuction. Arty or just too busy?

Photo-a-day: Photo 083 - May 18, 2007

Coming off my close-up bikes of my bike, here is a close-up shot of the bench I sit on while I wait for the bus.

Photo-a-day: Photo 082 - May 17, 2007

More of my awesome bike.

Photo-a-day: Photo 081 - May 16, 2007

I got a nice bike for Christmas. Check out the dice!

Photo-a-day: Photo 080 - May 15, 2007

If I had Myspace when I was in high school.... and I looked like I was 32, then this might have been my avatar pic. I've never seen so many pictures of people taking self portraits in their bathroom until Myspace came along.

Photo-a-day: Photo 079 - May 14, 2007

I saw this Freedom From Regligion Foundation ad on the bus riding home. I'm impressed with how much they are actively advertising.

Photo-a-day: Photo 078 - May 13, 2007

Words just can not do this picture justice.

Photo-a-day: Photo 077 - May 12, 2007

Chicken Boo?

Photo-a-day: Photo 076 - May 11, 2007

This picture of the Capitol was taken on the first day of the farmer's market. Stupid lens flare, why did you have to go and ruin a perfectly nice picture?

Photo-a-day: Photo 075 - May 10, 2007

This is one way to get attention. He played very well for a person playing a guitar while standing on his head.

Photo-a-day: Photo 074 - May 9, 2007

This picture reminds me of a Homestar Runner toon. That brie on pita with grapes for eyes was almost too cute to eat.

Photo-a-day: Photo 073 - May 8, 2007

I didn't find the bat signal, just this ordinary spot light.

Photo-a-day: Photo 072 - May 7, 2007

Another shot from the rooftop of the Overture Center. I love the Orpheum and enjoy the old sign.

Photo-a-day: Photo 071 - May 6, 2007

I like going to the rooftop of the Overture Center and looking down at the activity on State Street. So much life is happening and it is great to see so much of it from a bird's eye view.

Photo-a-day: Photo 070 - May 5, 2007

These are the flowers that are out in front of the Capitol building.

Photo-a-day: Photo 069 - May 4, 2007

As we were leaving the Capitol we ran into a couple of fruits. They were kind enough to pose for a picture.

Photo-a-day: Photo 068 - May 3, 2007

Another shot of the Capitol.

Photo-a-day: Photo 067 - May 2, 2007

The Capitol is a beautiful building.

Photo-a-day: Photo 066 - May 1, 2009

We took a trip to the capitol today and here is the obligatory picture of the circular ceiling.

Photo-a-day: Photo 065 - April 30, 2009

This is Amethyst playing 'Airplane' with our cat mac. Doesn't he look like he is having a great time?

Photo-a-day: 064 - April 29, 2009

Amethyst had her Bad Art Night and some friends of ours brought air filter masks to decorate. I love the pig-faced one.

Media-a-day: 63 - April 28, 2009

This morning I wasn't able to feed our cats because they had vet appointments. Our cats know that when I wake up, I feed them. They just couldn't understand why I wasn't doing it this morning. Below is video of me getting yelled at.

Photo-a-day: 062 - April 27, 2009

I'm playing Silent Hill: Origins for the PSP. The game's main character is a truck driver named Travis Grady (my second game with a hero named Travis in less then a month!) I suppose I shouldn't get as much enjoyment as I do with a "trucker cap" wearing protagonist.

Speaking of 'trucks', here is a truck I just had to take a picture of. Anybody who knows me knows why.

Anyways, I'm again a day late in a pic. I will be caught up by the end of today.

Photo-a-day: 061 - April 26, 2009

On Sunday, Amethyst drove me to the east side of Madison to pick-up Silent Hill: Homecoming for the Xbox 360. It was on sale at Best Buy for $9.99. I was hoping to also score a copy of Devil May Cry 4, but there were none to be found.

We then started playing Guild Wars again, but ran into a problem with Amethyst's computer. I have no idea how to fix PC problems, so it looks like we won't be playing again until JR can help. :(

I'm, again, a day late on a photo post. So, here is one from my photo archive:

While waiting for the bus, I saw this un-manned camera pointing directly at the Capitol. I'm guessing they were looking for some stock footage of people walking in-and-out of the building.

060 - April 25, 2009

Meet Scarlet Jacobs.

She is my new character in Guild Wars. I used to play Guild Wars awhile back before I ran into an issue with my login. I was able to fix the problem by buying the game... again. UG! Thankfully, Half-Price Books had a new copy of the game for only $10.

Amethyst and I started the game on Saturday. It has been a lot of fun. Amethyst is a Necromancer and she is leaning toward the Elementalist sub-job, while I'm a Warrior with hopes of a Mesmer second profession.

For anyone who is curious, Scarlet's name is taken from the real name of Shinobu in No More Heroes.

059 - April 24, 2009

We had another evening of DnD. This picture is the proof.

058 - April 23, 2009

I've been playing a lot of Mario Kart lately. When I'm not playing the game (either the Wii or DS version), I'm thinking of little art projects I can do that revolve around the game.

I thought it would cool/funny to make new graphics for the weapons in the game and mix them with song lyrics. Metallica's All Nightmare Long fits perfectly with the evil blue shells found in the game.

1600 x 1200 wallpaper

057 - April 22, 2009

Amethyst and I ate at The Melting Pot this evening. It was very tasty. The lighting wasn't the best for photos. This is the best picture I got of the whole evening.

My sister got Amethyst and I a gift certificate for a "couple's massage" at Leia's Renu which we used today. It was AWESOME!!! Thanks, Heather!

056 - April 21, 2009

This video was taken on the same day as this one. I could have watched that fish tank all day.

055 - April 20, 2009

There are no words. Just enjoy the picture.

054 - April 19, 2009

Don't ask me why I love to take pictures of messy tables when we eat out, but I do. For some reason, how messy the table is showcases how much fun we had.

So, it looks like it was a good night. Happy Birthday, Mark!... sort of.

053 - April 18, 2009

We went to the Farmer's Market this morning and enjoyed, what I like to call, the BEST cookie ever. It was delicious!

052 - April 17, 2009

I helped Amethyst rake our backyard yesterday and decided to take a picture of some of our blooming flowers. While I don't have much interest in flowers, I know other people like them. So, here you go, Other People! Enjoy!

051 - April 16, 2009

I love our sun dial. It is photogenic, and above you will find proof.

050 - April 15, 2009

Here is a picture of the Capitol I took while waiting for the bus. Amethyst thought it was a good one and I agree.

I'm making a bit of change from my original plan of "photo-a-day". I will still put up a picture everyday, but I'm thinking about shying away from making sure the picture was taking the day before. Any picture I take can be uploaded to the blog and I will still upload a picture everyday. Since I'm currently one day behind, I will post two pictures (some day... not sure when) to become current.

049 - April 14, 2009

I do love sweets, but if I had to pick a snack it would be filled with salt. Potato chips, peanuts, and popcorn are some of my favorite snacks. Every time I'm tempted to run across the street to Vics and pick up a big bag of popcorn. To date, I still haven't. Check out my awesome restraint!

048 - April 13, 2009

I finally consolidated my iTunes library on Monday night. I haven't been using my iPod because, quite frankly, the battery life on it sucks. In the portable's defense, the gadget is old. My DS and PSP have served as my music player substitute, but they don't sync with iTunes. My music went from being in one nice location to being spread out all over the many computers I touch.

I got sick of it, cleaned it up, and pulled out the iPod Photo again. Lets see how it goes.

047 - April 12, 2009

Amethyst and I had some family and friends over on Easter. It would have been a great time to take pictures, but I (sadly) didn't pick up my camera the entire day.

That doesn't mean that I won't put a picture up though...

Awhile back, Amethyst and I went to visit some close friends in Omaha. We blocked off one day for a trip to the Omaha Zoo. Their zoo was very impressive (although, our Madison Zoo is free!) It was a fun day and I slept great that night from all the walking.

There was controversy when Flickr announced they were allowing video to be uploaded on the image-hosting site. Flickr said that most cameras have a video function and would allow "moving pictures" to be uploaded, but the Flickr community was fearful that their favorite photo sharing site would turn into a YouTube. (I guess to some, Flickr = Snotty Golf Club while YouTube = Trailer Park.)

While standing in the Omaha Zoo, I saw two fish tanks that I found to be the perfect example of "moving pictures". I was having trouble taking a picture due to the glass, but in hindsight I doubt the shot would have been as interesting anyways as the entire movement of the tank. So slow, relaxing, and hypnotic.

This was my first "moving picture" that I've uploaded to Flickr. Enjoy.

046 - April 11, 2009

Amethyst and I took my little sister shopping to find shoes for her prom dress. During the "downtime", Amethyst tried on some prom dresses. Since Amethyst and I never went to Prom together, I had to take a picture.

045 - April 10, 2009

A battle from Friday night's D&D game.

044 - April 9, 2009

We had a full house yesterday in the evening. This is the evidence.

043 - April 8, 2009

The crappy boiler is out! Welcome the retro hotness of this hotpot. I love the red.

042 - April 7, 2009

This is the reason I needed a new Hotpot. GROSS!!!!

041 - April 6, 2009

Amethyst and I are hosting our niece for the week. We asked her what she would like on her pizza and she replied, "Gummi Bears". This picture is the result.

For the record, she decided to never eat a Gummi Bear pizza again.

040 - April 5, 2009

This weekend was strange. Friday and Saturday were nice, warm days where I didn't need a coat. This picture is what I saw when I looked outside.

039 - April 4, 2009

I suppose some would say that I take too many pictures of Giles, this is to prove that I don't. Mac is cute too, see!

038 - April 3, 2009

Yesterday, I was given an awesome bottle of scotch. So good!

037 - April 2, 2009

In order to catch the 71 home, I had to meet it on the other side of the capitol down State St. I got there first and had some time, so I took this picture of State Street.